| LISTENING SITUATION | APPROPRIATE LISTENING FUNCTION |
 | A friend texts you to cancel your dinner plans because he has the flu. | |
 | Your manager gives you a presentation detailing an upcoming project and how to best approach the client. | |
 | A classmate challenges your position on a controversial topic during a group discussion. | |
 | Your romantic partner, who is very insecure about his or her singing ability, sings your favorite song for you at your birthday party. | |
 | A classmate with whom you're delivering a class presentation inquires as to whether her voice “still sounds funny” after she received Novocain during a dental checkup. | |